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Here’s How Even A Busy Dog Trainer Can Get Back Free Time

We’ve all been there.

I know I certainly have — someone asks you what you do for a living, and you describe running your own business in a way that makes it sound downright cushy. You make your own hours! Unlimited time off! Only have to work with people you like!

…and you conveniently leave off all the “hard parts.”

You know, the long hours, overwhelming email inbox, and times when it takes 8 conversations just to schedule a single client lesson. The part where your boss (aka you!) has unrealistic expectations about how much can be done in a day. Oomph.

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What is a swipe file? (And why you should have one…)

Creating new posts, articles, and content to market your business can be... painful. After all, let's face it — as a business owner, you wear a lot of hats. You're the bookkeeper, the dog trainer, the marketer, the customer service team and more. That means when you...
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What Is Marketing? A Cheat Sheet for Dog Trainers

What is marketing, really? And how do you use it to actually get people to BUY the things you have to sell? Whether you're just starting a new dog training business or you've been in the game for a while and are trying to level up, it's a good idea to understand the...
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Here’s How Even A Busy Dog Trainer Can Get Back Free Time

Here’s How Even A Busy Dog Trainer Can Get Back Free Time

by | Apr 21, 2021

We’ve all been there.

I know I certainly have — someone asks you what you do for a living, and you describe running your own business in a way that makes it sound downright cushy. You make your own hours! Unlimited time off! Only have to work with people you like!

…and you conveniently leave off all the “hard parts.”

You know, the long hours, overwhelming email inbox, and times when it takes 8 conversations just to schedule a single client lesson. The part where your boss (aka you!) has unrealistic expectations about how much can be done in a day. Oomph.

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What Is Marketing? A Cheat Sheet for Dog Trainers

What Is Marketing? A Cheat Sheet for Dog Trainers

by | Feb 24, 2021

What is marketing, really? And how do you use it to actually get people to BUY the things you have to sell? Whether you're just starting a new dog training business or you've been in the game for a while and are trying to level up, it's a good idea to understand the...

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From A Handout Library to Low-Cost Client Management: What a Dog Trainer Can Do With Google Drive

From A Handout Library to Low-Cost Client Management: What a Dog Trainer Can Do With Google Drive

by | Nov 9, 2020

Google Drive is a file management product available from Google when you sign up for a Gmail email address or purchase a paid Gsuite account. But, because it’s made to integrate seamlessly with Google’s other products — sheets, docs, slides, and more, which will have their own articles (coming soon!) — and lives online, it makes file creation, sharing, and management simple.

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Online Dog Training: What Trainers Need to Know To Take Their Business Virtual

Online Dog Training: What Trainers Need to Know To Take Their Business Virtual

by | Jun 16, 2020

Considering overing online dog training classes or virtual services for the long-haul? During COVID and “shelter at home” you jumped feet-first into online dog training, offering one-on-one lessons and group classes via Zoom, and finding other ways to keep some income coming in while in-person services were prohibited. And now, as the world slowly opens back up, you’re realizing you enjoyed some of the perks of online training and aren’t quite ready to let it go.

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